HONEYGUIDE is a valid Scrabble word — 18 points
Yes. HONEYGUIDE is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 18 points in Scrabble and 19 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept HONEYGUIDE?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 34 / 100
Our own measure of how useful HONEYGUIDE is to know. It scores 18 from 10 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.2% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for HONEYGUIDE
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
honeyguidesChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How HONEYGUIDE scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in HONEYGUIDE, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| h | 1 | 2 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| n | 1 | 6 |
| e | 2 | 12 |
| y | 1 | 2 |
| g | 1 | 3 |
| u | 1 | 4 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so HONEYGUIDE has to be built on the board across turns.
What does HONEYGUIDE mean in Scrabble?
noun
zoology
A small tropical bird that leads people and honey badgers to wild bees' nests, or a petal marking that guides insects to nectar.
The honeyguide chirps and flits ahead until its partner breaks open the hive, after which the bird eats the wax and grubs. In flowers, a honeyguide is a stripe or spot pointing the way to the nectar.
How HONEYGUIDE is used
The word honeyguide is used in ornithology and botany; some writers split it into two words.
- A honeyguide led the villagers to a hive high in a baobab tree.
- The honeyguide bird feeds on beeswax left behind.
- Dark lines on the petal act as a honeyguide for bees.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of HONEYGUIDE and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with HONEYGUIDE
1 longer words begin with HONEYGUIDE.
Shorter words from the letters in HONEYGUIDE
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Common questions about HONEYGUIDE
- Is HONEYGUIDE valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts HONEYGUIDE, where it scores 19 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is HONEYGUIDE worth?
- HONEYGUIDE is worth 18 points in Scrabble and 19 points in Words with Friends.
- What does HONEYGUIDE mean?
- A small tropical bird that leads people and honey badgers to wild bees' nests, or a petal marking that guides insects to nectar.
- What letters can be added to HONEYGUIDE?
- HONEYGUIDE takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of HONEYGUIDE:
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